CHICAGO (CBS) -- For the first time, surgeons at Northwestern Medicine have completed a kidney transplant during which the patient was awake the whole time. The surgery took place back on May 24 ...

John Nicholas, 28, was awake during his kidney transplant procedure, performed on May 24 at Northwestern Medicine Hospital. See the details and photos, plus Dr. Marc Siegel's input.

A Chicago man was wide awake as he witnessed Northwestern Medicine surgeons place his childhood best friend's kidney inside of him during a cutting-edge kidney transplant procedure.. John Nicholas ...

Chicago Man, 28, Undergoes Kidney Transplant While Awake, Sees New Organ Before Doctors Perform Surgery John Nicholas received the kidney donation from a childhood friend after his kidneys failed ...

A 28-year-old man from Chicago has undergone a kidney transplant — and he was awake the entire time. “It was a pretty cool experience to know what was happening in real time and be aware of ...

A 63-year-old man in the United Kingdom received a kidney transplant while awake in 2010. And surgeons in India have performed this technique on more than 40 patients over a four month period in ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — A 74-year-old Zion man is celebrating a new lease on life after he underwent a kidney transplant while he was still awake. Harry Stackhouse, a father of six and grandfather to 17 ...

It seemed like a “no-brainer,” Nicholas said about participating in Northwestern’s first awake kidney transplant. He said his recovery has gone “extremely well” and is satisfied with his ...

The recipient, 74-year-old Harry Stackhouse, is the second patient at the Chicago-based system to undergo an awake kidney transplant. Instead of using general anesthesia, clinicians injected a ...

On July 15, Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine performed its second-ever awake kidney transplant. The patient was a 74-year-old man, who left the hospital after 36 hours. He shared his experience in ...